How effective are self- and peer assessment of oral presentation skills compared with teachers' assessments?

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-142

  de Grez, Luc ^a   Valcke, Martin ^b   Roozen, Irene ^a  

^a University College Brussels   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

assessment; oral presentation skills; peer assessment; self assessment; student perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863220799     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787412441284     Document Type: Article

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